Uncle IRA is Electrifying Your Public Buildings!
The GSA announced a massive investment in electrifying and improving energy use in federal buildings.
Building Performance Standards
Building performance standards are the most powerful tools that cities have in reducing emissions in buildings. Below is a collection of IMT resources highlighting the benefits and high-impacts of building performance standards in cities across the country.
The Latest
Building Performance Standards: A Technical Resource Guide
IMT contributed to ASHRAE’s technical resource guide on building performance standards.
Building Performance Standards: Beyond the Meter
First appearing in Public Utilities Fortnightly, this article addresses how building decarbonization policies will impact utilities, the grid, and planning.
IMT Speaks at White House Convening on Advancing Clean Buildings
On May 4, 2023, Cliff Majersik, IMT’s Senior Policy Advisor, spoke about building performance policies during the White House Convening on Advancing Clean Buildings.
Testimony Opposing Proposed DC Building Energy Performance Standards Delay
Cliff Majersik of IMT testifies against proposed DC delay of Building Energy Performance Standards.
Building Performance Hubs Guidance Document
Building energy use is critical to climate action, and building performance hubs can help accelerate the transition to high-performing buildings. This guidance document, created by the Building Energy Exchange in New York and the Institute for Market Transformation as part of the Building Performance Partnership, provides guidance on creating a building performance hub.
Map: National BPS Coalition Participating Jurisdictions
Participating jurisdictions are committed to passing a building performance policy.
DC’s Building Energy Law Promotes Small Business and Job Opportunities
MD Energy Advisors’ Co-Founder Paul Clary chats about the different opportunities that Washington, D.C.’s BEPS can offer.
What the National BPS Coalition Could Mean for Communities and Climate Action
How does the National BPS Coalition work? IMT’s Tara Brown and Rajiv Ravulapati have been on the ground with the Coalition members, and offered their insights.
It’s in the Details: Benchmark 8760 Encourages Switching from Annual to Hourly Building Data
Benchmark 8760 – named for the number of hours in a year – hopes to push the building industry to get more granular in their data tracking.